adjective
splendid
SPLEHN-dihd
adjective
1
Magnificent, impressively beautiful, or of very high quality.
"The palace had a splendid, gold-trimmed ceiling."
"We had a splendid time at the coast."
How to Use Splendid
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishImpressively grand, beautiful, or excellent.
Common pairings
splendid view
splendid idea
a splendid time
Word Forms
splendider comparative, more splendid comparative, splendidest superlative, most splendid superlative
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Etymology
From Latin splendidus, from splendēre, "to shine," plus the adjective suffix -idus.